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Presents the history of the Palm Island from pre-contact to the present, set against a background of some of the most explosive episodes in Queensland history.
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"This is an outstanding contribution to Indigenous history--especially the history of Palm Island. Watson has made great use of historical records, media reports, discussions with Palm Island people alive today, and historical recollections from family members." --Stephen Hagan, lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
"This book is essential reading if we are to confront and understand Queensland's shameful record of Aboriginal removal and segregation, and the profound deformation of human rights it bequeathed to the Australian nation during the 20th century. Joanne Watson, with an astute combination of exhaustive research, insight, and empathy, has encapsulated here the entire tragedy of Palm Island, as well as the inspiring capacity of those caught and imprisoned within this history to confound and transcend it." --Dr. Raymond Evans, adjunct professor with the Center for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University
"This book is a vital corrective to the facile sensationalism of commentators who continue to define the people by the circumstances imposed upon them. It is an important caution to those who mistake official statements for historical truths." --Dr. Rosalind Kidd, author, "Trustees on Trial"
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"This book is essential reading if we are to confront and understand Queensland's shameful record of Aboriginal removal and segregation, and the profound deformation of human rights it bequeathed to the Australian nation during the 20th century. Joanne Watson, with an astute combination of exhaustive research, insight, and empathy, has encapsulated here the entire tragedy of Palm Island, as well as the inspiring capacity of those caught and imprisoned within this history to confound and transcend it." --Dr. Raymond Evans, adjunct professor with the Center for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University
"This book is a vital corrective to the facile sensationalism of commentators who continue to define the people by the circumstances imposed upon them. It is an important caution to those who mistake official statements for historical truths." --Dr. Rosalind Kidd, author, "Trustees on Trial"
Joanne Watson is a writer and a teacher in the fields of Australian social history, workplace relations, cultural studies, and social health. She has more than 30 years of experience working with Indigenous people. She currently works at the Metropolitan South Institute of Technical and Further Education.
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- PublisherAboriginal Studies Press (AUS)
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0855757035
- ISBN 13 9780855757038
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- Number of pages212
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Book Description Condition: New. 2010. Paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBFQ; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJM; JFSL9; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780855757038
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. xx+212pp., Pictorial colour illustrated covers, foreword by Rachael Cummins, abbrev., maps, b/w plts. & text ills., notes, bibliog., index. In this first substantial history, Watson invites readers to engage with the Manbarra people's traditional knowledge, and the lives and aspirations of generations of Palm Islanders whose relatives were exiled to this political prison. Size: Octavo. Book. Seller Inventory # 001634
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In November 2004, Mulrunji Doomadgee's tragic death triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community of Palm Island. This led to the first prosecution of a Queensland police officer in relation to a death in custody. Despite prolonged media attention, much of it negative and full of stereotypes, few Australians know the turbulent history of 'Australia's Alcatraz', a political prison set up to exile Queensland's 'troublesome blacks'. In Palm Island, Joanne Watson gives the first substantial history of the island from precontact to the present, set against a background of some of the most explosive episodes in Queensland history. Palm Island, often heartwrenching and at times uplifting, is a study in the dynamics of power andprivilege, and how it is resisted. In 2004, Mulrunji Doomadgee's tragic death triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community of Palm Island. Few Australians know the turbulent history of 'Australia's Alcatraz', a political prison set up to exile Queensland's 'troublesome blacks'. Joanne Watson gives the first substantial history of the island from pre-contact to the present. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780855757038
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